Sydney Flyer Acclaims Himself Luckiest Man in the World
(United P.A.—By Telegraph — Copyright) Kecd. 11.35 a.m. SYDNEY, To-day. FREDERICK ROWE, aged 38, was testing an airplane over St. Peter’s suburb when tbe machine developed a tailspin toward the earth from over 2,000 ft. He succeeded in flattening the machine out only 30ft. from the earth, when it crashed heavily and was completely wrecked. He escaped with a black eye and lacerations. Rowe exclaimed to a spectator, “I'm the luckiest man in the world,” and lit a cigarette. He is now in hospital. •» • • * * r -r * ~
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 442, 25 August 1928, Page 9
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94Sydney Flyer Acclaims Himself Luckiest Man in the World Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 442, 25 August 1928, Page 9
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